My name is Cristian Gianni Perri (pronounced Johnny). My second name is after my dad’s dad….whom I will meet in just a few weeks time. So far, I have been on my best behavior (I want to make a good impression). I made my way to my new family on Wednesday September 28th at 8:08pm at a hospital here in Hermosillo, Mexico called CIMA. My mom was in labor ALL DAY with strong contractions, but no pain. I made sure to go easy on her, didn’t want her to be upset at me before we even met. The doctors were surprised when they saw her charts, and how the contractions were OFF THE RECORD…without any suffering. After 13 long hours, she was told they had to take her in to have a c-section. Thank goodness, because my head was starting to hurt! I couldn’t get past her pelvic area - she is just too damn small! All I kept thinking was “Great, our first introduction will be a bit awkward, I am going to look like a melonhead”. And sure enough, I did!
At 8:08pm, there I was, wailing away at the top of my lungs. My mom couldn’t stop crying (could it have been my melonhead or because she was so happy to finally meet me?) The doctor quickly wrapped me up and took me outside to meet my dad for the first time. He looked proud and I think he even has a few of my handsome features!
I weighed in at 6.7lbs and everything looked pretty good. Soon after, I was wheeled in to hang out with my mom again!
The next day was quite hectic. I met a ton of people. My mom’s friends from school, some of the kids she taught and their parents, my dad’s co-workers and a whole bunch of other people came to see me. They kept oohing and aawing each time! My grandma is also here, helping out. It’s nice to have her around; I guess it was worth waiting for her to get here on time! And, to make it special for my other grandma (since she couldn’t be here) I decided to be born on her birthday!
So now she has me to share it with – what more can any grandma ask for!
We also got tons of flowers delivered. My mom kept saying the room looked like a jungle – whatever that is!?
Today is day seven and life has been fun. I eat, sleep and have my diaper changed frequently. I had my first bath on Sunday – it was SO NOT fun. I made sure to let my parents have it…swinging my arms and legs until they bundled me up and made me warm again.
My mom has been crying a lot and keeps saying how I have changed her whole world and that she couldn’t be happier. I even surprised her the other day and showed her how high I can pee…while she was changing my diaper! Gave her a good laugh. My dad has been awesome too! He has been holding me and changing me constantly. They have been pretty cool parents so far.
Before I end this, I want to send a special thank you to all of you for supporting my mom and dad through these past several months…even though she is far away from home; I know she appreciates all the emails, phone calls and flowers you sent.
Can’t wait to meet you all!!
Cristian Gianni Perri
